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In reply to the discussion: ''Every seat in the theater in LA filled up so Bernie went outside to talk to the people ... '' [View all]Civic Justice
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He has been around long enough to know that we won't do it in leaps and jumps.. it will still be step by step. Therefore, he should not lead his followers to think that he or anyone else can create a system that Leaps and Jumps, and his followers should know better than to expect this nation to suddenly become one that Leaps and Jumps... Therefore, he would do himself, his followers and our system far more benefit, to accord himself to work with a framework of more Democratically centered positions, that in principle can aspire to the long term aspirations of some of his ideals, but be wise enough to know... the only way to achieve them, is STEP BY STEP.... Not Long Leaps and High Jumps...
I think what he needs to do is "embrace the Democrats, who have the like ideals about "equality" in the voting process, and various other things he speaks of that are in line with Democrats. Some of the more far fetched things, he could do much better to work with Democrats and Streamline those things to fit the framework of a more Democratically centered position.
He is not going to be President, and when he realize that, IF the things he cares about is truly cared about, then he'll have no choice in a true reasonable awareness, but to come to the conclusion; it is necessary to work with the Democrats in ways that support whom ever becomes the Front Running Democrat to proceed with a Step by Step process, and get past the thoughts of Leaps and Jumps.
Sadly, his ego won't allow him to think in such terms. He might even be a considered one for Vice President, with a Democratic President whom they can work on reasonable Democratically Centered Objectives. Then he likely could be effective in that role, in ways that could be beneficial. Granted, his manner is far better than the asshole we have in office now, but He is not the Presidential Character Type and Dispositional Manner, that we need in the office of the President.
I read the positions he has of the elements of this nation, and some of them are good, but they need to be more centralized in the framework of Democratic Platform Expectations. For one, the Nation will not move that Far too the Left on some issues that Sanders speak of. But... with the Right President, and Sanders maybe in a VP role, tasked with a select set of objectives, then he could be effective, without going out of bounds in the ways that a Nations Moves forward.
We as a nation "have never been one that Leaps like a Frog jumping, we take steps by steps in moving forward.
As said, on some select items and issues, he may be capable to make multiple steps, but there is not going to be any massive leaps...
The $20+ Trillion and Rising Debt is not going to maliciously vanish. Although his idea of 1 Trillion in Industrial Building is good, but its no good if it is targeted to give it to "existing industry" !!! IF he thinks in Terms of 1 Trillion for Small Business Start Up's all across America, then we can see growth and development in the small towns, rural areas as well as inner cities, as a core focus, it is evident lesser focus and lesser investment in needed in much of suburbia, because of the resources that have already been moved into suburbia, so they would be initially salted for a lesser amount, beause the bulk in needed in small towns, rural areas and inner cities.
I'd say, Sander's followers and their passion is not a bad thing, but they need not look to him with the same type of "Blind devotion that is exactly like the blind followers of Trump" continue to demonstrate. It's fine to listen, but it is not fine to "stop thinking, and fall in some devotional clique as if he is some master guru", because he is not, and he will never be, the Pied Piper of American people. We see the damage of a Pied Piper mentality and the damage it is with the Trump zombies.
All this stuff of wanting to Ride on the Democratic Ticket, but not wanting to "meld" ideas with the Democratic Centered Positions, will do nothing but result to split votes and give Republican yet, another edge.
We are a Nation that moves forward in Time which has brought us to this day and age, but we don't leap and jump... as long as Sanders has been around he should know that, and not mislead his followers to to think that America will suddenly become a nation that leaps and jumps. In 25 yrs, Sander likely won't even be on earth, but the future generation making people will be, and they will be in charge of what and how the future moves forward... and they won't do it in leaps and jumps.. it will still be step by step.
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